From owner-freebsd-ports@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Jul 29 10:59:33 2005 Return-Path: X-Original-To: ports@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-ports@FreeBSD.ORG Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3C13116A41F; Fri, 29 Jul 2005 10:59:33 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from lupe@lupe-christoph.de) Received: from buexe.b-5.de (buexe.b-5.de [84.19.0.30]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C834143D45; Fri, 29 Jul 2005 10:59:31 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from lupe@lupe-christoph.de) Received: from buexe.b-5.de (www-data@localhost [127.0.0.1]) by buexe.b-5.de (8.12.3/8.12.3/b-5/buexe-3.4) with ESMTP id j6TAxTqi012010; Fri, 29 Jul 2005 12:59:29 +0200 Received: (from www-data@localhost) by buexe.b-5.de (8.12.3/8.12.3/b-5/buexe-msp1.2) id j6TAxTSM012008; Fri, 29 Jul 2005 12:59:29 +0200 Received: from blueice1n1.de.ibm.com (blueice1n1.de.ibm.com [195.212.29.163]) by buexe.b-5.de (IMP) with HTTP for ; Fri, 29 Jul 2005 12:59:29 +0200 Message-ID: <1122634769.42ea0c11751e8@buexe.b-5.de> Date: Fri, 29 Jul 2005 12:59:29 +0200 From: Lupe Christoph To: pav@freebsd.org References: <42E81050.7090305@cs.tu-berlin.de> <66A226C3557B48ED535E3FED@utd59514.utdallas.edu> <20050727230523.GB54954@isis.sigpipe.cz> <20050728154248.GA943@zi025.glhnet.mhn.de> <20050728164111.GA66015@isis.sigpipe.cz> <42E917BA.10406@exit.com> <790a9fff050728142793c7588@mail.gmail.com> <47ECFCB8BE498CEAB57757D7@utd59514.utdallas.edu> <1122588979.97751.1.camel@ikaros.oook.cz> In-Reply-To: <1122588979.97751.1.camel@ikaros.oook.cz> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit User-Agent: Internet Messaging Program (IMP) 3.2.2 Cc: ports@freebsd.org, Paul Schmehl Subject: Re: New port with maintainer ports@FreeBSD.org [was: Question about maintainers] X-BeenThere: freebsd-ports@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Porting software to FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 29 Jul 2005 10:59:33 -0000 Quoting Pav Lucistnik : > Paul Schmehl píše v čt 28. 07. 2005 v 16:31 -0500: > > Thanks, Scot. That's helpful to know. I wasn't aware, for example, that > > anyone could submit PRs for a broken port. > Please don't do that, unless you also submit a fix. > Because committers are few and usually are not very familiar with the > given broken port. Such PRs tend to be left untouched for years and then > swept under the carpet too often. I see such PRs as useful. At least the save effort for people having the same problem, pointing them to a known deficiency. And they *might* still get fixed. Lupe Christoph -- | lupe@lupe-christoph.de | http://www.lupe-christoph.de/ | | "... putting a mail server on the Internet without filtering is like | | covering yourself with barbecue sauce and breaking into the Charity | | Home for Badgers with Rabies. Michael Lucas |